Consecutive sixes win game
Colin Stanbury was the hero of Little River's astounding cricket win against Wainui in [the Banks Peninsula competition !at the week-end.
Wainui left Little River to get 150 in eight overs and the latter team gave it a go. it needed nine runs off the last two deliveries and Stanbury hit two sixes, finishing 94 not out from six overs. He was unbeaten on 81 in the first innings and took two wickets for one. Results:—
Little River 165/4 dec. (B. Masefield 32. P. Haywood 35, C. Stanbury 81 not out; I. Donovan 2/53) and 152/3 (Masefield 30, Stanbury 94 not out; Donovan 2/57) beat Wainui 162 (R. Craw 20, A. Craw 22. D. Gunn 58; G. de Latour 8/48) and 151/5 dec. (Gunn 82, A. Craw 28. J. Hutchinson 21; Stanbury 2/1).
Akaroa 203 (M. Johns 25, P. Langrope 50, D. Langrope 73; P. Malone 2/36, M. Stapylton-Smith 4/38' beat Diamond Harbour 16(1 (P. Stapylton-Smith 45, Malone 49. R. Farmer 24; T. Rhodes 6/57; Johns 3/47.
Allandale 268 fT. Turner 113. B. Turner 23. P. Blakely 74; G. Brittenden 3/70) beat Le Bons 171 (P. McKay 55, P. Cook 32. L. Inwood 26; B. Turner 5/85, N. Dunbier 5/39).
United 133 (R. Burke 28, G. Marshall 73; B. Hamilton 5/29, M. Stoddard 4/1) beat Kaituna 121 (B. Neal 40. K. Watson 20; E. Marshall 5/35, Burke 2/14).
Points: Akaroa 62, Kaituna 61, Little River 58, Allandale 57, United 49. Le Bons 46, Diamond Harbour 45, Wainui 42.
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